Communicating about illness: A family narrative

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-611

  Baider, Lea ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Family; Interaction; Narratives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PATIENT; ETHICS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NARRATIVE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 44449125131     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0370-4     Document Type: Article

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